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The Government of Guyana has been praised by the US State Department for its serious and sustained efforts to fight human trafficking, however the US Government has also issued a warning to Guyana about foreign workers being forced to take up jobs in Guyana by their governments under bilateral programmes. In its 2024 Trafficking in […]
The Judicial Service Commission has announced the appointment of ten new Judges, who will take their oath of office before President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday. In a statement on Monday evening, the JSC informed that a total of 37 persons applied for the position of Judges after vacancies in the local judiciary were announced. The […]
By Svetlana Marshall Faced with a severe staff shortage, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council backed a decision by City Mayor Alfred Mentore to write President Irfaan Ali on the urgent need to have the Local Government Commission reconstituted to facilitate the hiring of much needed staff. In the absence of that Commission, the Council, […]
In a shock move coming just days before the Biennial Delegates Congress and Elections of the People’s National Congress Reform, the party’s General Secretary, Dawn Hastings-Williams has tendered her resignation from that position. In a letter to party leader, Aubrey Norton, Ms. Hastings-Williams cited the lack of readiness for this weekend’s congress and elections as […]
As the Education Ministry rolls out the distribution of the “Because We Care” cash grant for school children, Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, revealed that a total of $9.2 Billion will be distributed to the parents of children in both the public and private schools in the coming days. The Minister further explained […]
Late leader of the People’s National Congress and former President Hugh Desmond Hoyte was remembered as a true Guyanese Statesman, who placed the nation above partisan politics, according to Leader of the People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R), Aubrey Norton. Norton delivered the Hugh Desmond Hoyte 9th Commemorative Lecture at the Pegasus Suites last Friday. Mr. Norton […]
In a joint statement issued on Saturday, eight civil society groups, including the Guyana Human Rights Association, Transparency Guyana, Red Thread and the Guyana Trades Union Congress, called on the Government of Guyana to adopt a more “dignified” approach to dealing with industrial relation matters. The joint statement zeroed in on the strike action by […]
A number of regions across Guyana were rattled by midnight tremors on Saturday in the aftermath of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake along the Venezuelan coast. Several Caribbean countries, including Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago also felt the tremors. In Guyana, the tremors were felt in parts of Region One, in the capital of Georgetown and […]
Former Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform Volda Lawrence, and Executive member Dr. Gary Best, have both declined the nominations to serve in the leadership of the opposition political party. The party’s congress and elections are set for next weekend at party headquarters, Congress Place. Lawrence and Best were among seven nominees for the […]
The Council of Elders of the People’s National Congress Reform has stepped in to probe the serious claims by longtime party member, Vanessa Kissoon, that some time back the current party leader, Aubrey Norton made a sexual assault threat against her. The Council of Elders is being supported in its probe by the women and […]
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